Can I use my iphone before my number is activated?

I just bought my iphone today, but my old number won't be transfered over to AT&T until Saturday. When I try to activate the iphone, I get a message saying that my number is currently inactive AND it won't let me use any of the other functions of the iphone until I do. Is there anything that I can do?! Thanks for the help,
Vince

Nathan is correct. If you signed on using iTunes and asked for your old number to be ported over, AT&T automatically assigns it a temporary number and activates your iPhone. We have six iPhones in the company and they've done this with each one although they did not give us the temporary telephone number - they just assign it privately to ensure your iPhone is activated. You can dial out and use all the other features of the iPhone. We've never had to wait more than 4-6 hous for a telephone number port tho'. I know that Sprint took several hours while T-Mobile transferred the number almost instantly. Verizon was a pain in the keister. It is up to the losing telephone service to relinquish the number and if they want to make your move to AT&T difficult, they can drag their feet for quite sometime. If AT&T tells you that is the case with the slowness of the transfer, call your previous service and make some noise.
Tim...

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